Birthday:August 20th 2005Likes:Working at the school with mommy, playing frisbee and having her ears and belly rubbed!Pet-Peeves:Diesel trucks and mosquito commercials on TVFavorite Toy:Squeaky junior, tennis balls, soft frisbee, snugga wubbaFavorite Food:Peanut butter knobby bones, frosty paws, pupperoniFavorite Walk:Back to the ranch to visit the steer and donkeyBest Tricks:Opening doors for mommy, turning on and off lights, getting the phone for mommy, carrying laundryArrival Story:We met in December 2005 when she had just arrived in Phoenix from the breeder in Missouri. I was looking for a dog to train as a service dog and a golden retriever had been recommended. The search ended instantly when I met Emma- it was love at first sight! She came home with me and we started obedience training the next day.Bio:Emma is a very sociable little girl who loves her 5 kitty siblings and is very protective of them. She loves to have a good massage and to sleep up on the bed with her mommy and the kitties at night. She also loves her grandparents, especially her grandfather, who is her "special guy". She took all her obedience classes and in the Spring of 2006 earned her Canine Good Citizen. She and mommy attended school, and after 18 months of training they passed the test to become a certified mobility service dog team. Emma loves her work and loves her kitty sisters as well. She is a sweet, very special little girlForums Motto:Will work for biscuits

My life with Mommy

Oh yeah- let's blame the dog! Why do we dogs always get blamed for excessive heat? OMD- no dog in their right mind would opt for 120 degree temperatures if we had anything to say about this. 120 degrees is what the thermometer registers on our back porch as I type this. Hows a dog supposed to play frisbee in this heat? I guess I will just settle inside for a nice long nap.

What a few days this has been! Bow-wow, I am so excited. I got a brand new frisbee this past weekend, and I took mommy outside so we could play. After about 10 minutes, I heard something, and I ran around the side of the house to investigate. Guess what? It was a tiny little kitten, who had been abandoned. I got mommy immediately and we took her inside. I found her, so she is mine. I really want to keep her. Guess what else...last night when I lay down on the sofa to watch TV, she climbed up and snuggled up next to me, and we fell asleep together. That is SOOOO cool! Yippee, a kitten of my own.

Yesterday mommy took me to a photography studio to get my picture taken. The photographer was real nice and told me to say "cheese"...of course I was all to happy to comply because I thought I would actually get cheese, but as it turns out, I did not. I did get great photos though! So many of my friends from the FSDS were there, and we had a great time together. Of course, the studio had gone to the dogs, how fortunate for them. There were about 9 of us there, and we just took over the place! We met lots of nice people, and afterwards I got to visit with some of my friends. I can't wait to see where we go next. Check out the new photo of mommy and I on my page.